[The effect of thyrostatic treatment on circulating thyrotropin-receptor antibodies in Basedow's disease].

In 80 patients with Basedow's disease (20 nontreated and 60 under treatment with methimazole) were examined. The antibodies inhibiting the binding of TSH (TBII) by the radioreceptor method (Thyrotropin-Receptor-Anti-Körper Assay = TRAK), TRH-test, T3, T4, FT4, FT. TRAK-positive) values above 15 u/l) were 80% of the nontreated and 20% of the treated patients.

[Dissociation between absorption of 131I-19-iodocholesterol and hormonal activity in corticosteroma patients].

A case is described without clinical and hormonal data about Icenko-Cushing syndrome, with a scintigraphy of adrenals demonstrating the image, characteristic for corticosteroma (decompensated node). The most probable explanation of the finding is that the tumour is with restricted secretory possibilities and secrets mainly biologically inactive hormones, and furthermore it is not with an autonomous, but ACTH-dependent hormonal production.